Managing IIS Configurations Using Scripts

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

You can use two command-line scripts, which are stored in systemroot\System32, to create and manage Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration files on computers running a member of the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 family with IIS 6.0.

Iisback.vbs creates and manages backup copies of the IIS configuration (metabase and schema) of a remote or local computer.

Iiscnfg.vbs imports and exports all, or selected, elements of an IIS metabase on a local or remote computer, or it copies the entire IIS configuration (metabase and schema) to another computer.

This section includes the following information:

• Backing Up IIS Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to back up configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.

• Restoring IIS Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to restore configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.

• Deleting IIS Backup Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to delete configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.

• Listing IIS Backup Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to list configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.

• Copying IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to copy configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.

• Importing IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to import configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.

• Exporting IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to export configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.

• Saving Configurations to Disk Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to save configurations to disk on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.